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An in-depth exploration into
the concept of "iman" (or faith) in Islam, and its
application and implication for human beings in general and for
those who call themselves Muslims. This near three-hour session
is an intense survey of the human condition in the world today
and what the human being must believe, from the Islamic perspective,
in order to have hope for security and peace in this life and
the hereafter. These objects of belief, which are known as the
"articles of faith" in Islam, are what's at the core
of this highly stimulating lecture. These six articles are: belief
in the one God, the revealed books, the prophets and messengers,
the angels, predestination, and the Day of Judgment. An amazing
session that also makes many comparisons to the Judeo-Christian
understanding of God's imminence, salvation, and other very relevant
issues pertaining to faith. (Recorded at the Dar
al Islam Teachers' Institute seminar).
Other topics discussed: the fitrah
(the natural desire to believe in one God), the human intellect,
faith vs. disbelief, deja-vu, heedlessness, the transcendence
and imminence of God, negation  and
affirmation within the human psyche, the nafs (the commanding
self, the regretful self, and the peaceful self), the philosophical
problem of evil in the world, Salmon Rushdie and capital punishment,
the five objectives
of the Islamic law, inheritance laws, homosexuality, the desire
for massive stimulation, the stages of life, the after-death
experience, God's mercy and wrath, suicide, slandering prophets,
and Muslim countries today implementing Islamic law.
This set
is ranked #5 on our Top 10 list.
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